Indian Railways

Indian Railways is an Indian state-owned enterprise, owned and operated by the Government of India through the Ministry of Railways. It is one of the world’s largest railway networks comprising 115,000 km of track over a route of 65,436 km and 7,172 stations

Ministry of Railways

The Ministry of Railways is a ministry in the Government of India, responsible for the country’s rail transport. The ministry operates the state-owned Indian Railways, an organisation that operates as a monopoly in rail transport and is headed by the Chairman Railway Board.

The ministry is headed by the Minister of Railways, a cabinet-level minister who presents the rail budget every year in parliament.